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  Topic: Faulty RCA servo motor
dumbchemist

Replies: 8
Views: 6227

PostForum: General   Posted: Mon Sep 21, 2020 5:35 pm   Subject: Faulty RCA servo motor
For what is is worth: I have heard that tenacious oil is used on the turntable shaft. I bought some from Amazon so it is available.
  Topic: The price of CED styluses is going up.
dumbchemist

Replies: 2
Views: 4126

PostForum: General   Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2020 9:56 am   Subject: The price of CED styluses is going up.
Check out the price on this stylus:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/RCA-SelectaVision-CED-VideoDisc-Stylus-Cartridge-154216-NEW-NOS-BRAND-NEW/402365028186?hash=item5daed3175a:g:jLsAAOSw0DFfObXE

Too ric ...
  Topic: Identifiying Hitachi styluses.
dumbchemist

Replies: 2
Views: 3305

PostForum: General   Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2020 12:45 pm   Subject: Identifiying Hitachi styluses.
Is there any difference between a mono stylus and a stereo stylus? I have a CTG100 stylus which is listed for the Hitachi VIP1000 player and a CTG200 stylus which is listed for the Hitachi VIP2000 pl ...
  Topic: Identifiying Hitachi styluses.
dumbchemist

Replies: 2
Views: 3305

PostForum: General   Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2020 11:12 am   Subject: Identifiying Hitachi styluses.
I have an Invintory of 9 Hitachi style stylus cartridges. I can identify 5 of them (assuming their box labels are correct.) The remaining 4 I am uncertain about. The 4 came in packages with no iden ...
  Topic: Realistic Player with confusing issues?
dumbchemist

Replies: 7
Views: 5613

PostForum: General   Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2020 7:34 am   Subject: Realistic Player with confusing issues?
Man, I cannot help you very much. Go to this http://www.cedmagic.com/tech-info/belt-replacement-guide/belt-specs.html for belts.

I only have the circuit diagram for the player and a copy of the bo ...
  Topic: Welcome noodleplant to our list of users.
dumbchemist

Replies: 0
Views: 3010

PostForum: General   Posted: Mon Jun 15, 2020 10:00 am   Subject: Welcome noodleplant to our list of users.
We now have a new CED user called noodleplant (from China). Now, how can you use a CED player in China? First, I am almost certain that they do not use 120VAC for house voltage. Maybe, they are goi ...
  Topic: Hitachi VIP202P Player - Enquiry
dumbchemist

Replies: 10
Views: 6778

PostForum: General   Posted: Tue May 26, 2020 10:37 am   Subject: Hitachi VIP202P Player - Enquiry
The manuals for the Hitachi VIP201P/VIP202P, the VIP1000 and the VIP2000 have been uploaded to the lddb,com forum. I just got an e-mail from Julien (admin for the lddb.com) and he has uploaded the P ...
  Topic: anyone still out there ?
dumbchemist

Replies: 21
Views: 15300

PostForum: General   Posted: Tue May 26, 2020 5:23 am   Subject: anyone still out there ?
Quite slow indeed but if there are still people interested in CED, LDDb.com would could really use better CED cover pictures!



It is good that you posted this info. I tried to send you the Oper ...
  Topic: Hitachi VIP202P Player - Enquiry
dumbchemist

Replies: 10
Views: 6778

PostForum: General   Posted: Wed May 20, 2020 6:40 am   Subject: Hitachi VIP202P Player - Enquiry
Hey, try this website:

https://www.radios-tv.co.uk/hitachi-vip202p-c-e-d-player/

They may have some useful info about the Hitachi players.
  Topic: Hitachi VIP202P Player - Enquiry
dumbchemist

Replies: 10
Views: 6778

PostForum: General   Posted: Tue May 19, 2020 4:29 pm   Subject: Hitachi VIP202P Player - Enquiry
please send what you have to my email, thanks!

Your e-mail address in your signature does not seem to work. Could you check it out to make sure it is correct. (I am cutting and pasting your signa ...
  Topic: Hitachi VIP202P Player - Enquiry
dumbchemist

Replies: 10
Views: 6778

PostForum: General   Posted: Tue May 19, 2020 9:06 am   Subject: Hitachi VIP202P Player - Enquiry
If anyone else needs the PDF's for the VIP201P/VIP202P players, send me a note and I will reply to your e-mail with the 4 files attached to it.

Also, I have the manuals for the VIP1000 and the VIP2 ...
  Topic: Hitachi VIP202P Player - Enquiry
dumbchemist

Replies: 10
Views: 6778

PostForum: General   Posted: Tue May 19, 2020 5:42 am   Subject: Hitachi VIP202P Player - Enquiry
Hi there
Thanks very much for your reply. I looked through manuals on the lddb.com website. There are plenty of laserdisc player manuals but, there appears to be only 2 CED manuals, both RCA models. ...
  Topic: Hitachi VIP202P Player - Enquiry
dumbchemist

Replies: 10
Views: 6778

PostForum: General   Posted: Mon May 18, 2020 1:04 pm   Subject: Hitachi VIP202P Player - Enquiry
Go to:

http://forum.lddb.com/index.php?sid=d9f4d2ab5cc17aa910041e99f230a306

Do some searching around and you will find the PDF of the owner's manual for the VIP201P and VIP202P models. The manu ...
  Topic: It's usually something simple.
dumbchemist

Replies: 6
Views: 5468

PostForum: General   Posted: Fri Apr 24, 2020 11:37 am   Subject: Re: Just saw this now.
Dang I've looked all over the repair sections and charts for belts and never saw that player guide page, thanks. I do want one that would remain easily fixable. Playing well is important to me. Stereo ...
  Topic: Toshiba dsa-100 stereo adapter
dumbchemist

Replies: 2
Views: 3396

PostForum: General   Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2020 11:16 am   Subject: Toshiba dsa-100 stereo adapter
Well, I tried to plug the DIN plug into the jack on an Hitachi ViP1000 player and it will not fit. It looks like the pins in the male plug are not spaced the same as the female plug.

My DSA-100 a ...
  Topic: Questions about a VHD player.
dumbchemist

Replies: 28
Views: 24159

PostForum: General   Posted: Mon Mar 23, 2020 12:01 pm   Subject: Questions about a VHD player.
Just an update.

I bought a copy of David Bowie's Video of 3 of his songs: Let's Dance, China Girl and Modern Love. I did not play the disc when I got it and stored it with my copy of 2001. A wh ...
  Topic: Toshiba dsa-100 stereo adapter
dumbchemist

Replies: 2
Views: 3396

PostForum: General   Posted: Sat Mar 21, 2020 6:36 am   Subject: Toshiba dsa-100 stereo adapter
I was wondering if anybody has connected a DSA-100 adapter to a non-toshiba player to see if it works.

Just wondering (or wandering).
  Topic: SERVICE MANUAL HELP DESK
dumbchemist

Replies: 23
Views: 24017

PostForum: General   Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2020 5:55 am   Subject: SERVICE MANUAL HELP DESK
If anyone has a copy of the service manual for an Hitachi VIP2000 player, I would love to get my hands on it, I have a vip2000 that is giving me fits and I have zero documentation for it.

Thanking ...
  Topic: It's usually something simple.
dumbchemist

Replies: 6
Views: 5468

PostForum: General   Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2020 8:22 am   Subject: It's usually something simple.
Hey Syncopated1:

I live 10 miles northwest of Norwich, NY. We are almost neighbors.

You say you want a player that is "different".

Go here and look at what players were built.

h ...
  Topic: It's usually something simple.
dumbchemist

Replies: 6
Views: 5468

PostForum: General   Posted: Tue Feb 25, 2020 5:36 am   Subject: It's usually something simple.
Your asking which player you should get is opening up a rat's nest. Everyone has their own favorite player so you will get a variety of different answers.

I am personally torn between an Hitachi V ...
  Topic: 2019 CED Workshop
dumbchemist

Replies: 14
Views: 9938

PostForum: General   Posted: Tue Feb 04, 2020 3:23 pm   Subject: 2019 CED Workshop
If they are a bot, would they understand that?

Reply to the notification email to report spam or send to Tom, or maybe Josh.

Can a BOT have self-awareness? If you are into AI, you would have to ...
  Topic: 2019 CED Workshop
dumbchemist

Replies: 14
Views: 9938

PostForum: General   Posted: Tue Feb 04, 2020 1:45 pm   Subject: 2019 CED Workshop
josaflenya

You probably do not know what a CED player is or what it is used for. If you are a SPAMBOT, you have no idea what this site is for. Your plain vanilla posting is simply dumb.

Stop p ...
  Topic: Favorite Player?
dumbchemist

Replies: 10
Views: 7847

PostForum: General   Posted: Tue Feb 04, 2020 1:38 pm   Subject: Favorite Player?
Oh boy. 2 replies by SPAMMERS ON THIS THREAD.

We have Skedaddle and .josaflenya who should be banned from joining any other forum. One wants to sell you toilets and the other wants to sell a fat ...
  Topic: Questions about a VHD player.
dumbchemist

Replies: 28
Views: 24159

PostForum: General   Posted: Sat Nov 23, 2019 8:17 am   Subject: Questions about a VHD player.
A must late update:

A word about the Composite to HDMI converter I am using. It seems that the converter is compatible with both NTSC and PAL video formats. The instructions say that the converte ...
  Topic: anyone still out there ?
dumbchemist

Replies: 21
Views: 15300

PostForum: General   Posted: Sat Nov 23, 2019 7:41 am   Subject: anyone still out there ?
I am still here. I check this forum several times a day for anything new. Lately, there has been very little.

FYI only.
  Topic: Troubleshooting my SKT400
dumbchemist

Replies: 15
Views: 13046

PostForum: General   Posted: Thu Sep 05, 2019 7:31 am   Subject: Troubleshooting my SKT400
The service manual for your player can be found at:lddb.com.
You wil need to some searching on the site; but, it is there.

FYI: Rubbing alcohol (Isopropy alcohol) works very well on removing the ...
  Topic: Favorite Player?
dumbchemist

Replies: 10
Views: 7847

PostForum: General   Posted: Sun Jul 21, 2019 6:47 am   Subject: Favorite Player?
My favorite player is a toss-up between the Hitachi VIP1000 and the Sears 934.54780150. players. I like the Hitachi as it is a well built player (from what I remember, the gears are all metal). The ...
  Topic: Tom and Co. Please block registrants with spam in profile
dumbchemist

Replies: 10
Views: 6496

PostForum: General   Posted: Wed Jul 17, 2019 10:28 am   Subject: Tom and Co. Please block registrants with spam in profile
Tom (or whoever is in charge of this forum), please look at the spam being posted.
We have the following:

Time share in Colorado Springs
Office setup
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Is ...
  Topic: Favorite Player?
dumbchemist

Replies: 1
Views: 3318

PostForum: General   Posted: Mon Jun 24, 2019 6:11 am   Subject: Favorite Player?
I am going to answer your questions in reverse order,

First, an inventory of my players:

Hitachi: 3-VIP1000's, VIP2000, VIP201P
RCA: SJT200 SJT400
Sears: 934.54780150 & 934.54810350
Radi ...
  Topic: RCA Discs
dumbchemist

Replies: 2
Views: 3692

PostForum: General   Posted: Fri Jun 21, 2019 12:40 pm   Subject: Re: RCA Discs
Will The RCA Videodiscs play on other laserdisc players.

First of all, a CED is not the same as a laserdisc. The laserdisc is read by a focussed laserbeam. A CED is read by a very small stylus . ...
 
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